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Ixia

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Lifesteal-scaling marksman who nukes every two hits and sweeps with her ultimate

MarksmanGold LaneDeals physical

Ixia is a gold-lane marksman whose Siphon Starlium passive converts every second hit into a lifesteal-scaling burst that heals her back for the damage dealt. Full Barrage turns her into a wide-area weapon that hits up to six units at once, and Star Helix's delayed pull punishes anyone who doesn't reposition fast enough.

Difficulty
Hard
Specialities
FinisherDamage

Timing Star Helix's delayed pull and aiming Full Barrage's fan-shaped area under pressure takes real practice to land consistently.

At a glance

When Ixia is strong

5Early7Mid8Late

Attributes

Damage
8
Durability
4
Crowd Control
4
Mobility
4
Utility
4

Strengths

  • Siphon Starlium turns every second hit into bonus damage that heals her for the amount dealt
  • Full Barrage hits up to six units at once, turning a single target skirmish into a team-wide sweep
  • Star Helix both knocks back and pulls, giving her two separate windows to punish bad positioning
  • Her heal scales directly with lifesteal, so a single lifesteal item does double duty on her damage and sustain

Weaknesses

  • Needs two hits to trigger Siphon Starlium's real damage, so a single burst combo can kill her before it procs
  • Full Barrage locks her into a fixed fan-shaped attack area, which mobile enemies can simply step out of
  • Star Helix's pull has a noticeable delay, giving alert enemies a window to walk out of it
  • Low base durability like any marksman, and no mobility skill to escape a dive on her own

Skills

Max Dual Beam first for the poke and slow, level Star Helix for the crowd control, and take the ultimate whenever it's available.

Siphon Starlium icon
Passive

Siphon Starlium

DamageHeal

Ixia's Basic Attacks and skills apply a stack of Starlium Charge to enemies on hit. When Ixia performs a Basic Attack on an enemy with two stacks of Starlium Charge, the attack will consume the stacks and be replaced with Siphon Starlium, dealing (+150% Total Physical Attack) (+200 × Lifesteal) plus (+10 × Hero Level) Physical Damage to the target. Ixia recovers HP equal to the damage dealt by Siphon Starlium (only 20 (+100 × Lifesteal)% against non-hero units).

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Always active — no cooldown

Dual Beam icon
Skill 1

Dual Beam

Burst

Ixia fires 2 Starlium-charged energy beams along the ground in the target direction, dealing 120–225 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in a rectangular area and slowing enemy heroes by 40%. Upon hitting an enemy hero, Ixia also gains 40% Movement Speed for 3 seconds. Enemies hit by both beams will take double damage.

Cooldown
8s
Mana
40 → 65
Star Helix icon
Skill 2

Star Helix

CC

Ixia launches a canister of Starlium energy in the target direction, knocking back nearby enemies, and pulling enemies in range to the center line after a short delay (approximately 0.5 seconds) and dealing 200–300 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

Cooldown
11s
Mana
75 → 100
Full Barrage icon
Ultimate

Full Barrage

AOE

Ixia disassembles her weapon into 6 smaller weapons and enters the Barrage state for 4 seconds. In this state, Ixia's Basic Attacks and skills can hit enemies in a large fan-shaped area but not outside of it. Ixia's Basic Attacks can hit up to 6 enemy units (prioritizes heroes), and Siphon Starlium will fire simultaneously with her normal Basic Attacks.

Cooldown
54s
Mana
75 → 105

Signature combo

Dual Beam to slow and poke → Star Helix to knock back then pull the group together → Full Barrage to sweep the clustered enemies with wide-area, lifesteal-healing damage.

Ixia builds

Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.

Lifesteal Carry

7,190g total

Default pick to maximize Siphon Starlium's self-heal alongside raw damage.

Emblem

  1. Fatal iconT1Fatal
  2. Weapons Master iconT2Weapons Master
  3. Killing Spree iconT3Killing Spree

Battle spell

Flicker iconFlicker120s CD

The 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.

Swap in when needed

  • Blade Armor icon

    Blade Armor Against an enemy crit-reliant marksman dueling her in lane.

  • Queen's Wings icon

    Queen's Wings Extra survivability against a dive-heavy enemy draft.

  • Sea Halberd icon

    Sea Halberd Cuts enemy healing while keeping her own lifesteal-scaling burst intact.

Ixia Lifesteal Carry build: Swift Boots, then Haas' Claws, then Berserker's Fury, then Malefic Roar.

Sustain Duelist

6,680g total

Against a heavy-poke lane where she needs to out-sustain rather than out-burst.

Emblem

  1. Fatal iconT1Fatal
  2. Weapons Master iconT2Weapons Master
  3. Killing Spree iconT3Killing Spree

Battle spell

Sprint iconSprint100s CD

Unlike Purify, Sprint does nothing against stuns or roots already applied — it only prevents future slows and outruns melee threats, so it's best on heroes who aren't the primary CC target.

Swap in when needed

  • Queen's Wings icon

    Queen's Wings Adds 750 flat HP and a low-HP damage-reduction window on top of her own lifesteal sustain.

  • Sea Halberd icon

    Sea Halberd Anti-heal for a sustain-heavy enemy lane opponent.

  • Berserker's Fury icon

    Berserker's Fury Swap in once the lane is stabilized and you need more raw damage.

Ixia Sustain Duelist build: Swift Boots, then Haas' Claws, then Windtalker, then Malefic Roar.

Who counters Ixia

The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.

Who to pair Ixia with

Duo partners whose kit completes this one.

Playing Ixia well

  1. 1

    Track your Starlium Charge stacks so you know exactly when the next hit becomes the bonus-damage proc

  2. 2

    Fire Star Helix into a group before they've spread out — the delayed pull rewards clustered enemies

  3. 3

    Aim Full Barrage's fan toward where enemies are retreating to, not just where they're standing now

  4. 4

    Build lifesteal early since it directly scales Siphon Starlium's self-heal, not just her raw damage

Ixia — common questions

Is Ixia good for beginners?

She's on the technical side — timing Star Helix's delayed pull and aiming Full Barrage's fan area takes real practice — but her on-hit passive is forgiving once you learn to track the stack count.

What is the best build for Ixia?

Haas' Claws into Berserker's Fury and Malefic Roar maximizes both her Siphon Starlium self-heal and raw damage; add Sea Halberd if the enemy team out-sustains her.

Which heroes counter Ixia?

Hanzo, Kadita and Natalia are the hardest matchups since all three can burst her down before her Siphon Starlium lifesteal proc has a chance to offset the damage.

How does Ixia's Siphon Starlium passive work?

Her basic attacks and skills apply Starlium Charge stacks, and once a target carries two stacks, her next basic attack is replaced by Siphon Starlium, dealing bonus damage that heals her back for the amount dealt, scaling with her lifesteal stat.

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